Gangnam-gu Expands Home Cleaning Services to 200 Single Elderly and Disabled Households by Year-End

Creating a Clean Living Environment with Customized Visiting Services Starting in April

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Gangnam-gu (District Mayor Jung Soon-gyun) has been providing home cleaning services since April to help maintain a clean living environment for 53 low-income disabled households and elderly single-person households in the area who have difficulty moving around.

The district selected beneficiaries among basic livelihood security recipients who have severe disabilities, patients with serious illnesses (rare and intractable diseases, myopathy, chronic diseases, renal failure, etc.), and elderly living alone.

A professional cleaning agency conducts regular monthly home cleaning, including cleaning, sterilization, disinfection, and waste disposal.

For households with hoarding disorder or those suffering from depression and lethargy resulting in accumulated garbage, customized services including special cleaning are also provided. On the 4th, the district discovered one household in Apgujeong-dong living in poor conditions due to hoarding disorder and removed 2 tons of waste. In addition to wallpaper and flooring replacement, psychological support services were requested from the Gangnam Mental Health Welfare Center, and the household will be continuously monitored.

This project also prevents blind spots in care for neighbors with limited mobility due to prolonged COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities. It helps prevent solitary deaths among vulnerable groups by checking on those living alone or those who need health status confirmation due to illness.

Meanwhile, there are 3,879 households of elderly living alone and those with moderate to severe disabilities or serious illnesses. The district plans to recruit additional applicants among them and expand the service to 200 households within the year.

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